Wooperton Station, Wooperton Solar Farm (5.6 MW)
Wooperton Station, Wooperton Solar Farm is a 5.6 MW solar farm project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2022; the record was last updated on 5 July 2022.
5.6 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
5 July 2022record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2022 | Construction started |
| 16 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 October 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 5 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- A&J Scott
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 23/00545/RENE
- Site area
- 5.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North East Of Wooperton Station Wooperton
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Wooperton Station, Wooperton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11589
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.472, -1.9222).